| Description |
1 online resource (38 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs |
| Contents |
Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- Background. -- Controlling the populace through censorship, legislation, and propaganda. -- How Russia targets domestic audiences. -- Weaponizing fact-checking tropes. -- Operation Z. -- Russian influence operations targeting Ukraine. -- Undermining trust in Ukrainian leadership. -- Impersonations and forgeries. -- Employing territorial claims as a threat. -- Intimidation as policy. -- Case study: The Bucha massacre. -- Case study: Using "discussion" about Russia' nuclear options as an implicit threat. -- Russian tactics targeting Europe. -- Case study: Poland. -- Case study: undermining French support. -- Case Study: Georgia. -- Russia and the global South. -- Case study: Africa. -- Case study: Latin America. -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
In the lead-up to Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin and its proxies perpetrated information operations to justify military action against Ukraine, mask its operational planning, and deny any responsibility for the war. Once the war began in earnest, Russia continued that strategy and added an increased focus to undermine Ukraine’s ability to resist in hopes of forcing the country to surrender or enter negotiations on Russia’s terms. This shift in strategy included efforts to maintain control of information and support for the war effort at home, undercut Ukrainian resistance, derail support for Ukrainian resistance among Allies and partners, especially in the immediate region, and engage in aggressive information operations internationally to shape public opinion about Russia’s war of aggression, including in Africa and Latin America |
| Notes |
"February 2023." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Atlantic Council, viewed February 24, 2023) |
| Subject |
Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014- -- Public opinion
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Information warfare -- Russia (Federation)
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Propaganda -- Russia (Federation)
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Disinformation -- Russia (Federation)
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Hybrid warfare -- Russia (Federation)
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Censorship -- Russia (Federation)
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Censorship
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Disinformation
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Hybrid warfare
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Information warfare
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Propaganda
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Russia (Federation)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Osadchuk, Roman, author
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Atlantic Council of the United States, publisher
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| ISBN |
9781619774834 |
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1619774836 |
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